M3 Pedagogical Practices

M3 Pedagogical Practices: Involving Students in the Assessment Process

After discussion, your group will contribute to this wiki by sharing your ideas about the challenges and possible solutions for including students in the assessment process--whether they direct their own project, assess themselves, provide peer feedback, or contribute ideas to project assessments.

Group Members	Challenges Faced	Possible Solutions
Sheila, Karen, Lynette	different academic abilities daily reflective assessemtent/self critique	group rubric assessment of others so that it can help when they individualize their own assessment
Amy, Ana, Sandra	Assessment not meaningful for students No real life connection Different language abilities Diverse cultural socioeconomic backgrounds Different ability levels Lack of exposure	Differentiated assessments Modeling Repetition Visual and written checklists Videotaping Practice, Practice Cloze assessments Pairing students
Athena, Michelle, Mickaela	honesty lack of experience underdeveloped vocabulary peer pressure	risk free enviorment provide ample opportunity for reflection teach higher level vocabulary anonymous
Carla, Tom, Chris	students set low standards and fail to achieve them unmotivated student/apathetic/insubodinate no parental support extremely wide range of ability groups lack of true student buy-in	structured guidance, clear/high expectations and goal setting more 21st Century technology incorportated in classes build community early
David, Art			time constraints consistency unrealistic self-evaluation			collaboration w/regular classroom teachers peer evaluation and teacher eval. to balance